Steve smiles and reached out as well, taking Bucky's hand in his and threading their fingers together. He was trying very hard to be okay with this, even if inside he was freaking out a little. "I want you happy, Bucky. And if that means this, then we deal with it."
He sighed, not letting go of Bucky's hand. "I never thought I'd have this. I never saw anything other than being a soldier. And then this, with you, well... I never saw kids as an option. I... I'm not sure I would ever be a good father, but I think you would. You're great with the animals. You care."
Bucky snorts, "I'm low-key freaking the fuck out right now." It isn't every day you're told you're going to be a father to a pod baby with another man who happens to be an incredibly powerful mutant. "But I want this kid to have a stable life, circumstances aren't this kid's fault."
"Shut up. You'd be a good Dad Stevie. You're already good with kids. David is guardian to your little tree buddy and he loves you."
The snort makes him laugh. "You shut up, punk, you're just as good as I am. At least we're both freaking out together." While he wasn't as ready to swear as Bucky was, he had the same scary vibe inside. "At least the kid will be like you, right? Life circumstances that they didn't get to choose." He had made his choice, but Bucky didn't. He will always feel that little pang of guilt for not being able to stop the fall.
"Groot. His name is Groot." Steve lowered his voice, making it sound gravelly. "We. Are. Grooooot." Which caused him to cough and take another sip of his beer. "Hey, it's not just us. There's a whole town of people that care and would want to help you, you know."
"Groot, right." A shake of his head because how in the hell is this his life now? "It kind of reminds me of home, back when we were kids." Back in buildings crammed with people and neighborhoods that all looked out for each other.
"It's not a bad place to raise a kid."
Safe from HYDRA, safe from SHIELD, safe from anything that might have been chasing David.
"It does, doesn't it." He laughed lightly. "All those tenements with everyone squished in together. We were the lucky ones, only two in an apartment," he teased. "Still was good though. I had you."
He sighed. "It's not bad here. A lot of extra babysitters..." His voice trailed off a little. "We can do this, Bucky. I'm not going anywhere."
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He sighed, not letting go of Bucky's hand. "I never thought I'd have this. I never saw anything other than being a soldier. And then this, with you, well... I never saw kids as an option. I... I'm not sure I would ever be a good father, but I think you would. You're great with the animals. You care."
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"Shut up. You'd be a good Dad Stevie. You're already good with kids. David is guardian to your little tree buddy and he loves you."
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"Groot. His name is Groot." Steve lowered his voice, making it sound gravelly. "We. Are. Grooooot." Which caused him to cough and take another sip of his beer. "Hey, it's not just us. There's a whole town of people that care and would want to help you, you know."
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"It's not a bad place to raise a kid."
Safe from HYDRA, safe from SHIELD, safe from anything that might have been chasing David.
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He sighed. "It's not bad here. A lot of extra babysitters..." His voice trailed off a little. "We can do this, Bucky. I'm not going anywhere."